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Messier Marathon

NASA APOD · P. Gitto
COSMIC MESSAGE

Every spring, amateur astronomers try to spot all 110 deep-sky objects in Charles Messier's catalog. This photo captures the spirit of that search. Messier was a comet hunter in the 1700s, but kept finding things that weren't comets. His catalog helped him avoid confusion, and now helps us find some of the most beautiful objects in the night sky.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES

In tropical astrology, 18 MAR 1999 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 MAR 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 MAR 1999
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 77 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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